Chapter 6

Li Yuechan slipped into the space dimension, seeing that more spiritual spring water had seeped out of the spiritual spring well, and her heart raced with excitement. She took a small spoon and drank it all up.

Yesterday, she had already felt her wounds healing a lot, and after a few more drinks, they would probably be fully healed.

She stretched lazily, then went back to her own room and fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up, it was already 4 pm, and her stomach was growling hungrily.

She went into the kitchen, suddenly remembering that her mom had left enough food for two meals in the morning. She had already finished one of them.

Li Yuechan turned around in the kitchen, a little dumbfounded – she couldn’t cook at all!

In her previous life, she had been a pampered young mistress, with chefs and maids taking care of everything, so she never had to cook for herself. Even after the apocalypse, getting a simple meal was already difficult, let alone cooking.

She rubbed her rumbling stomach, thinking that her mom would be home around 5:30 pm after her shift, so she’d just wait.

As soon as she stepped out, she ran into Aunt Yang.

Li Yuechan quickly put on a sweet smile and said, “Aunt Yang, hello!”

“Ah, Yuechan, are your wounds getting better?”

“It’s fine.”

“That’s good, really thank you for standing up for Mao Duo. Boys are thick-skinned, he’ll be fine. But you, as a girl, need to be more careful not to scar yourself.”

“Thank you, Aunt Yang, I’ll remember that!”

“Sister Yuechan, Sister Yuechan!” Mao Duo came running excitedly, saying as he ran, “I have something for you to eat!” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds.

Aunt Yang saw her son come out and went back inside.

“Sister Yuechan, please have these sunflower seeds!”

Li Yuechan raised an eyebrow and asked, “Where did you get these?”

“Oh, my grandma grew them, and she gave me a handful. I couldn’t bear to eat them, so I saved them specially for you!”

Li Yuechan took the sunflower seeds, squatted by the doorway, and started cracking them open, not feeling the least bit embarrassed.

Seeing that Li Yuechan had accepted the sunflower seeds, Mao Duo felt very proud – Sister Yuechan was now the person he admired the most.

He squatted down next to Li Yuechan, chattering excitedly about the fun things happening at school.

Although Mao Duo was only 14 years old, he was growing fast, and now he was already half a head taller than Li Yuechan. The two of them squatting there looked quite comical.

At this time, Li Yuechan pushed her bicycle into the courtyard.

Li Yuechan saw her from afar and quickly stuffed the unfinished sunflower seeds back into Mao Duo’s hand, patting her hands and calling out, “I’m leaving!”

Mao Duo looked at the six sunflower seeds left in his hand, his eyes sparkling. “Sister Yuechan even left me this many, how wonderful.”

Li Yuechan parked her bicycle and went into the kitchen to start cooking.

Li Yuechan helped her mom in the kitchen, washing vegetables and the like – no big deal.

Li Yuechan looked at her daughter strangely, “Little Yuechan, I feel like you seem a bit different today.”

Li Yuechan’s heart skipped a beat, “Different? How so?”

“You look a bit paler.”

Li Yuechan’s eyes darted around as she quickly said, “Oh, I put on some snow cream today, and it’s been on for a while, so I’m afraid it might have gone bad.”

“You silly girl, I’ve told you to use it, but you find it troublesome. It’s so much better to look bright and beautiful.

By the way, Yuechan, I’m on the night shift tomorrow. In the morning, I’ll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat, then take you to change the bandages. In the afternoon, we’ll go to Grandma’s to collect some eggs.”

Li Yuechan calculated in her mind and said, “Mom, it’s okay, you’re already so tired from work. I can go change the bandages myself, and we can go to Grandma’s together in the afternoon.”

As for going to grandma’s to collect the chicken eggs, you don’t need to go there either! You know very well how your grandma is, if you go, you’ll definitely get scolded.

This matter of collecting the chicken eggs, I’ll go by myself.”

Li Yuechan knew that since there was only her daughter Yuechan at home, her mother-in-law always found faults with her whenever she saw her. Thinking about it, she said again, “But your grandma’s place is in the countryside, how will you go there?”

“It’s okay, I’ll ride your bicycle! By the way, mom, can you also buy me a bicycle?”

“You little rascal, you’re at home all day with nothing to do, and you still want a bicycle?”

“Mom~ Riding a bicycle out will be so cool, please?”

“Alright then, but I’ll still accompany you to change the bandages.”

Hearing this, Li Yuechan shook her head vigorously, “You don’t need to accompany me, you have the night shift tomorrow, running around during the day will be too tiring for you. I’ll go by myself.”

Li Yuechan frowned, “Can you do it yourself?”

“Oh mom, I’m already 18, changing a bandage is nothing. After changing the bandage, I’ll ride the bicycle directly to grandma’s to collect the chicken eggs, and I’ll come back in time for lunch.”

She definitely wouldn’t let her mom accompany her to change the bandage, as her wounds were almost healed, and if the doctor found out, it would expose her.

Li Yuechan patted her daughter’s head, “Eat, eat, eat, that’s all you know.”

“Please, let’s do it this way.”

“Alright, here’s the money for you to give to your grandma tomorrow.” With that, Li Yuechan took 9 yuan out of her pocket.

“3 yuan is for the bandage change, and 6 yuan is for your grandma, you’d better keep it safe.”

Li Yuechan’s mouth curved into a smile, letting out two “hehe” laughs, and quickly stuffed the money into her pocket.

She was as clear as a mirror – the bandage change didn’t need 3 yuan! It was just a few cents.

This was her mom’s way of giving her some pocket money, since she had always been a “half-month light” (short of money).

Thinking of this, Li Yuechan quickly went over to Li Yuechan, massaging her shoulders and pounding her back, while muttering, “Mom, you’ve worked so hard, don’t forget the bicycle you promised me.”

Li Yuechan was coaxed to the point of being overjoyed, nodding repeatedly, “Okay, okay, I must have owed you in a previous life.

But the bicycle ticket is not easy to come by, don’t be impatient.”

Hearing this, Li Yuechan beamed with joy, hurriedly saying, “Mom, you’re the best!”

Li Yuechan went to the pot, picked up a bowl, and scooped half a bowl of rice from the bag and poured it into the pot.

The sharp-eyed Li Yuechan immediately called out, “Mom, mom, mom, this little bit of rice is not enough, add more!”

Li Yuechan gave her a look and scolded, “How can you possibly eat so much rice?”

Li Yuechan pouted and muttered, “Mom, I didn’t have lunch today!”

Li Yuechan heard this and was surprised, “What? How’s that? Didn’t I leave you some food in the morning?”

Li Yuechan scratched her head embarrassedly and explained, “I finished the food you left me in the morning.”

Li Yuechan shook her head helplessly and sighed, “You girl, how have you suddenly become so hungry?”

Li Yuechan blinked her eyes and thought for a moment, saying,

“I don’t know, ever since I was injured, I feel like my appetite has gotten bigger, and my strength seems to have increased a lot compared to before.”